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Not a modern player, but the great Joni Mitchell used alternate tunings so much, she claims that only a couple of her songs were in E-standard tuning.
by a4isms 4y ago
Not a modern player, but the great Joni Mitchell used alternate tunings so much, she claims that only a couple of her songs were in E-standard tuning.
- aidenn0 4y agoAnd she is sometimes credited with influencing David Crosby (who she was in a relationship with) to use alternate tunings. CSNY's use of alternate tunings certainly helped popularize them, at least for a bit. When Stills' played in EEEEBE tuning (which he apparently learned from Palmer) it almost doesn't sound like a 6-string.
- a4isms 4y agoHer “Mingus” album from her jazz period opens with “Happy Birthday Rap,” in which she calls out, “play that weird minor chord.” If anyone knew weird minor chords… It was Joni.